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51 Ms. Dennis requested that Mr. Meidl not be allowed to continue to serve on the Executive Committee regarding the Ridgelands and read letters to support that request from Terry Spraggins of the "Save Pleasanton Ridgelands Committee", 7024 Corte del Oro; Chris Sartor, member of the Ridgeland Citizens Committee and the Parks and Recreation Subcommittee, 2586 Skimmer Court; Bob Thompson, member of the Parks and Recreation Subcommittee, residing at 4453 Cloverwood Lane; and Jean Dever, also a member of the Parks and Recreation Subcommittee, 6565 Lansing Court. It is their hope that Council will find a way to address this situation. Mayor Mercer commented that if there is a conflict of interest involving Mr. Meidl, then there might also be one involving Jocelyn Combs because she wants the park land for different reasons. The Mayor felt that having this committee or any citizens committee being drawn into the fair political practices commission guidelines would not be something that the residents would want to get involved with as it would be very cumbersome, especially on such a large committee as this one. There have been no accusations of illegal conduct on the part of Mr. Meidl. He had written to Council prior to the committee appointments being made, revealing that he worked for the law firm but that he would be willing to do whatever the Council wished him to do. Council elected to put him on to it and appointed the chairs and vice-chairs. Mr. Butler agreed with the Mayor. The only question that Mrs. Dennis raises is whether or not Mr. Meidl has an obligation to the client that conflicts with his role on the committee. Ms. Scribner inquired as to whether the City had a policy regarding conflict of interest matters on Advisory Committees. Mr. Tarver replied that the whole concept was that the committee was going to involve property owners on the ridge to get information to the voters to make an intelligent decision before going to the polls. Mayor Mercer asked Mr. Roush about whether Mr. Meidl, working for the law firm, would have an obligation to represent Amador Land and Cattle. Mr. Roush replied that if the law firm represents a client, then that representation extends to all the members of the law firm. There may be an ethical obligation with respect to what his role might be on the committee, but that's different than a financial conflict of interest. It was decided by Council that Mayor Mercer would contact Mr. Meidl giving him the opportunity to respond to the matters raised by Mrs. Dennis. Mr. Mercer will bring the results of that conversation back to Council for further consideration. 10-01-91 5